Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Princeton.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Princeton. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Princeton.
Large Airports ...
- Rockford Intl. (RFD/KRFD)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the east northeast)
- Dane County Rgnl. (MSN/KMSN)
(113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northeast)
- O'Hare Intl. (ORD/KORD)
(127 miles [204.4 km] to the east)
- Midway Intl. (MDW/KMDW)
(133 miles [214 km] to the east)
- Gen. Mitchell Intl. (MKE/KMKE)
(152 miles [244.6 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines Intl. (DSM/KDSM)
(171 miles [275.2 km] to the west)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Quad City Intl. (MLI/KMLI)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southwest)
- Dubuque Rgnl. (DBQ/KDBQ)
(53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northwest)
- The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID/KCID)
(71 miles [114.3 km] to the west northwest)
- Southeast Iowa Rgnl. (BRL/KBRL)
(73 miles [117.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Peoria Rgnl. (PIA/KPIA)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southeast)
- Southern Wisconsin Rgnl. (ICAO: KJVL)
(93 miles [149.7 km] to the northeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Clinton Muni. (CWI/KCWI)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davenport Muni. (ICAO: KDVN)
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west southwest)
- Tri-Township Airport (SFY/KSFY)
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Princeton), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |